Higher November 2023 Paper 6 Q14
14 Here is a right-angled triangle.
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The area of the triangle is 100 cm2, correct to the nearest 10 cm2.
The length of the base of the triangle is 8 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
Calculate the largest possible height of the triangle. [4]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 nfww | 4 | B1 for 105 B1 for 7.5 M1 for \(\dfrac{\textit{their}\ (95 \text{ to } 105)}{\frac{1}{2} \times \textit{their}\ (7.5 \text{ to } 8.5)}\) but not \(\dfrac{100}{\frac{1}{2} \times 8}\) | In part marks condone 104.99 or better for 105 |